Show DRY FARMING CONGRESS fourth annual session to meet in billings billing montana october 26 to 23 secretary ary john T burns has issued the official call cal I 1 fr or the fourth annual semion of the dry famine faiming Con congress ress to bo be held at billings montana october 26 27 98 1909 1900 the call Is addressed to the president of the unite tates states the diplomatic of foreign nations ministers and barles of agriculture of all countries governors of states preel denta eints of agricultural colleges state land boards state enigi state boa boate dis of agriculture national state mid aind county agricultural associations or grange lodges livestock associations horticultural societies county corn com mayors of cities pre presidents i of towns all coni com merical bodies raili railroad oad and immigration companies compan les and niem membris beis of tho the daiy adly aarm farming I 1 ng congress in addition to thase the call Is sent to about individual farmers and others interested in agri culture in tha west the call outlines the objects of the Con congress gross as fol follows to discuss and compare methods by which the great area of arid land can be profitably utilized under thorough tillage by which the natural rainfall can be conserved to encourage the use of methods method by which in districts where rainfall IR blyght or irrigation water la Is lim cited the actual product productive lie acreage can be increased to creato create closer cooperation be U t en e n the government and state experts in charge of cut dry farming ex per Ini work and the actual farm n i i i of the arid districts to enlarge the plans for barring car ring on a great educational propaganda by aich eventually the arid districts of the entire cadre world can be populated ly prosperous and agri agli culturists to encourage legislation looking to increased federal and state bbate ampro for the establishment of wore more experimental stai stations dons the em of more field experts asid t c actual operation cooperation co of fal all these stations in fixing and maintaining a certain recognized standard of methods for obtaining results from 11 je ie operation of farms in tho the arid to study methods and results of dry tanning fanning operations la in the arious carious v astern stern states and in foreign coun I 1 lea which are represented in the angress on gress to establish a better understand ink nt of the value of agricultural edu cation in the public schools of the lest to bring to 0 the attention of athe a fai banners mers the various the theories and plans whereby each farmer may assist in the general com co merical social and political uplift of the western states |